📍 2381 Shore Hawk Ave., Salton City, Imperial County, 92275
West Shores High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salton City, Imperial County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Olivia Mejorado. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
West Shores High enrolls 520 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 488 | 94% |
| White | 20 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
471 of the school's 520 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Shores High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
West Shores High is one of 22 schools in Coachella Valley Unified, based in Thermal, California. The district serves 15,817 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, West Shores High is smaller than the district average of about 719 students per school.